China detains pastor of largest state-sanctioned church
CHINA (BP) -- Chinese officials detained the pastor of the country's largest state-sanctioned church in late January, likely as a punishment for speaking out against the government's campaign to demolish church crosses in Zhejiang province. If so, Pastor Gu Yuese of Chongyi church is the latest victim in a nationwide crackdown on dissent that has included human rights lawyers, publishers and pastors.
In China, pro-life movement gets toehold
CHINA (BP) -- When two pastors -- one American, one Chinese -- taught on the sanctity of life at a church in northern China, women and men of all ages stood up, sobbing and praying for forgiveness.
